#9E2231#9E2231

#9E2231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.159 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2231
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 49)
HSL	hsl(353, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(353, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 69%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.28, 50.55, 23.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.28, 55.63, 24.67°)
OKLab	oklab(46.17% 0.1493 0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(46.17% 0.159 20)
XYZ	xyz(15.2287, 8.6372, 3.7704)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2231 #229E8F

analogous

#9E226F #9E2231 #9E5122

triadic

#9E2231 #319E22 #22319E

tetradic

#9E2231 #6F9E22 #229E8F #51229E

square

#9E2231 #6F9E22 #229E8F #51229E

split-complementary

#9E2231 #229E51 #226F9E

monochromatic

#390C12 #6C1721 #9E2231 #D02D41 #DC5E6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#9E2231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E2231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2231

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2231	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474231

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.159 20.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26969',
    500: '#9e2231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2231;
$custom-light: #c26969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.742,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46172,
    "c": 0.15888,
    "h": 20
  },
  "luminance": 0.08635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2231

secondary

#5BC1B5

accent

#E8D340

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2231

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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